Jan. 8, 2025 8:00 am
Inclusivity: A Deeper Dive
Focus on inclusivity After a year of chaotic upsets of every sort, it’s easy to imagine that a sense of general security feels hard to come by for most. People’s trust in institutions and values that were once considered hallmarks of American identity is eroding at a truly alarming clip, as nearly every one of […]
Jul. 12, 2023 7:10 am
The Illusion of Inclusion
The broken promise of DEI and accountability in our community
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Aug. 23, 2021 8:38 am
Becoming intentional bridges: Grads of DiverseForce on Board speak to the impact of serving on boards
The program has graduated 160 leaders of color from its certificate program and counts over 300 nonprofits as potential matching partners.
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Aug. 10, 2021 8:43 am
A year after the declarations of ‘Black Lives Matters’, was it all a show?
It’s hard to gauge what has actually changed in most workplaces to create a more equitable and inclusive environment for staff, says Generocity columnist Valerie Johnson.
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Jul. 16, 2021 11:52 am
Brittany Bronson: ‘So many Black women get stuck in the middle because we don’t have mentors and champions’
The DEI expert and career coach with experience in both the private and public sector shares what she thinks employers need to do to strengthen DEI practices, as well as ways to improve retention of BIPOC employees.
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Jun. 30, 2021 11:30 am
7 things organizations need to know about improving their DEI practices
At an AMA on Technical.ly's public Slack, Reclaim the Sector founder Sam Chenkin and Fearless COO John Foster discussed power, allyship and building more inclusive workspaces.
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Apr. 13, 2021 10:04 am
How race-related stress could be driving educators of color away from the job
More than 75% of the teachers surveyed by guest columnist Ain Grooms reported a negative sense of belonging, especially when they thought school districts would not devise policies to actively address equity and racism.
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Apr. 7, 2021 3:27 pm
What does education have to do with action — in the face of the climate crisis?
Local universities and schools offer open access teaching resources and frameworks for environmental sustainability and resilience, says columnist Eric Hartman.
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Mar. 9, 2021 10:22 am
What’s excellent global education, and where is it happening in Pennsylvania?
"Thinking globally requires wrestling with the way injustice and inequity stemming from historic exclusion and patterns of colonization is embedded in the very structures of every local place," says columnist Eric Hartman.
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Feb. 5, 2021 9:00 am
Opinion: Racism within CBS should empower the public to demand change in media
"Communities in Philly — particularly Black communities — stand to lose opportunities for coverage and collaboration with journalists if the internal issues at KYW-TV and other local outlets are not promptly addressed," says guest columnist Tauhid Chappell.